Lyndhurst Park Hunting Lodge; Park Lodge

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; de Parco

In the civil parish of Lyndhurst. In the historic county of Hampshire (Modern Authority of Hampshire, 1974 county of Hampshire).

In 1358 Edward III assumed control of the New Forest and immediately set about creating four hunting lodges, all of which were probably within the newly enclosed park (SU30NW6) he had created in 1354-5. These were the Park Lodge, Studley and Helmsley, and the most important at Hatheburgh. Each was of timber-frame and plaster constructin, roofed with Purbeck and Cornish slates., and surrounded by a ditch. The Hatheburgh Lodge had a chapel, great gate and postern, and a long house containing the chambers and offices. Although the works were completed in 1361, a new hall and houses were built at Hatheburgh in 1365. de Parco was within Lyndhurst Park, the other three were outside the park. Site not located.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU3106

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 1393743
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 54155 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p984-6
• Journal Articles
  • Smith, N., 1999, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society p23-27